Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-08
Il GRAND Army.
Conclusion OF the EnI-npnent--Election
Of officers.
Action on the Resolution C%ensuring
President Cleveland.
B,ugrapny of Judge Rea the Commander.
in-Chief.

ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 30-Tht evacuation of this
city by the rank and die Of the Grand Army
began last night, and to-day the tented fields
are deserted, with the exception OF a few men
here and there. The encampment will close
tonight with a grand camp fire and fire works
and a banquet to the delegates.
At the meeting of the encampment this
morning the report OF the inspector general
was adopted with a slight amendment.
THE COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS
reported back the resolutions offered by Var
dervoort In regard to the vote Of the depend
ent pension bill and a pension to Mrs. Logan,
recommending the adoption OF that part re-
ferring TO Mrs. Logan's pension and the re-
lection Of the balance.
That portion OF Vsndervoort's resolution
which WA reported adversely upon is In three
sections, which state in substance tina:
''While no body Of citizens can have . more
exalted respect for the s1ce of president Of
the United States than We, yet this does not
obscure our perception to blame the unworthy
acts Of the incumbent of that high position,
or deprive us Of the right of criticism. While
we recognize that the disspprovsl Of any
measure is hts constitutional prerogativc, we
cannot feel that this In volves also the privi-
lege ST going beyond the bounds OF that
power 10 tfficislly insult OF SANDER the brok-
en-down and needy men to whom the nation
owes everything" The last resolution states
at length TIA in vetoing the dependent pen
sion bill, (which was the least measure OF jus.
tice that could have been asked, and DID not
represent a tithe OF what is due TO those gal
liant men," TIE president has violated the
pledge made to the soldiers when they hocked
10 aid the country at the time Of her greatest
peril; has thwarted tie express will Of a
grateful peop!e, and Inflicted ~irreparable
cruelty upon those who should be objects Of
the tenderest considerations. The blli would
have rescued thousands OF deserving soldiers
from the cold charity Of the aims house.
After the report OF the committee was made,
VandervCort opened the debate on tho matter,
claiming that the Grand Army should have
courage OF its convictione ana vote as they
felt on this question. Grosvenor, Of Ohio,
spoke IN favor or the report, and said he had
as much feeling upon the pension question as
any other man, bit he stood As the represes-
taUlve OF q body OF men greater than tse pl esi-
dent Of the United States, and more dlgui6ed
in their uttersL c4s than the preSiGopt had
shown himself TO be. He said that the ques.
ton was more important than any 0tner that
had been submitted; thsr the queotiop wss on
what the encampment ought 10 do; whether
IL ought to make platforms for political par
ties, or state its position ia a digniied man.
ner as though there had never bern y presi-
A,g,f az Ia 4 AHntAH INEn n.A-1 ---
should stand as a mountain stands upon The
plain, regardless OF the coyotes at the foot of
II, proclAiming IL majestic words that It was
in favor OF the pension legislation AID op.
posed 10 every attack uoon the interests Of
the soldiers.
After syme further debate Vandervoort'.
amendment GAG overwhelmingly defeated and
the report OF the committee adopted by avet,
OF 3lS TO 173.
The co0mittee presented ma iority and
minority reports on the IS a m0nln, or SER
wee pension bill. The majority report is
against 1t and the minority 1. In It's favor.
a committed was appointed to get up a ties.
Fairchild.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The followlog were the nominations for
Comm snder-in- Chief Tor the ensuing wear:
Gen. Slocum, Gen. Res, Gen. Anthony, Gen.
Grler. slocum received 153 votes; Anthony,
sc; Grier, Is, and Rea, 2S4 Sherman received
one and Warner, OF Missouri, ose. Rea was
declared elected. He was escorted to the plat
form by defeated candidates ANTHONY and
Glier, and returned thanks to the epcamp.
ment In q brief speech.
The rules were then suspended and Nelson
Cole, ofAisssuri, was elected entor vice-com-
m lnder. The Junior vice commander WAS
Johu g. Linahan, OF New Hampshire. Gen,
Lawrence Donahue was el -cted sergeaat-gen-
eral. Rev. Edward Anderson was elected
ehaplais-!pchief.
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
When the committee on rules and regula-
lions submitted the report, .he proposition to
enable q class of perssns to enter the order
who had served in the field but had never
been mastered into the service WAS de-
feAted.
The committee on the Logan monument re-
ported, recommending that a fund be pro-
yided for the erection Of an equestrian statue
at Washington. Gov. Anger subscribed
81 900 and George A. LemCn, Of New York,
subscribed 81 goo
The officers we're then daily installed.
THE NEWS AT RoME.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. O.-Neos OF the cleo
ton OF John r. Rea, Of Minneapolis, as con-
mander.in-chief OF the Grand Army, was re-
ceiyed here with mucn satisfaction. Judge
Re2 was torn October ID, 1870, fin Lower
Oxford township, Chester county, Pa. His
father owns a wooden factory there, and he r.
maiued there till September, 1880, when BIZ
went 10 Piqua, Ohio, and taught school.
He enlisted In 1851 In the Tenth Ouio in
fantry, and at the close Of the war wac cap
tain and bcevet major, with a gallant record.
He fpished u Classical cour sc I'm the Wesleyan
college, Delaware, Ohio, studied law 10 Lam
caster, Pa, and was admitted TO the bar ia
1868. He was intersal revenue assessor Of
the Ninth district OF Pennsylvania roalS< 10
1873. In December, 1875. he moved to Atune-
apoiis and was engaged for some time IN
newspaper work. In 1877 lie wa caosen pre-
bate juAge and declined = nominations in 1887,
aad resumed his law practice. In 1856 GOV.
Hubbard appointed HIN jsdGe Of the district
court and se was Afterwards elected 20 a
seven year term IN the saSae Office. o. lAte
years ne has figured prominently In Grand
Army anAirs.